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Did you know...

... that today is Triumph over Adversity Day?

06/23/2011

Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee. Until she was 12, she had to wear a leg brace because of polio. At age 20, she became the first American woman to receive three Olympic gold medals -- by running!

"Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."